Boy / Ben Shahn
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1950/1.203
- Title
- Boy
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Lithuania, 1898-1969
- Medium and Support
- tempera on cardboard
- Object Creation Date
- 1944
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Social Realist
- Inscription
- Signed, l.l. corner: Ben Shahn
- Dimensions
- 67.7 cm x 46.1 cm (26 5/8 in. x 18 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- figures on landscape
- Physical Description
- A boy stands at the front of the painting, arms crossed and face solemn. He is wearing an oversized white shirt that comes down to his knees. A figure, most likely a woman, stands behind him with her back turned. Her head is covered in a long black headscarf that is traditional to Jewish culture. Behind them is a blue horizon.
- Subject Matter
- Jewish boy and woman standing.
- Secondary Keywords
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- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
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- scientific concepts
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- youth
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 803 x 1185
- File Size
- 67 KB
- Record
- 1950/1.203
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1950-sl-1.203/1950_1.203.jpg
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"Boy; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1950-sl-1.203/1950_1.203.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
